Patents by Inventor Roy Nichols

Roy Nichols has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MESSAGING DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240107357
    Abstract: An electronic messaging device includes a receiver configured to receive a message at one of a first operational frequency and second operational frequency. The messaging device can operate using a time synchronous protocol and can receive commands through over-the-internet-programming (OTIP) and over-the-air-programming (OTAP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: John F. Nagel, J. Roy Pottle, Peter C. Barnett, David Andersen, Jamie Gordon Nichol, Sangsoo Kim
  • Portable guidance assembly test station
    Patent number: 7047801
    Abstract: A portable system (20) for testing an electro-optical guidance assembly (22) includes an electro-optical test unit (40) with at least two sources of electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths for selectively illuminating the guidance assembly. The electro-optical test unit (40) is mounted within a frame (56) that can be part of a wheeled cart (50). The system (20) further includes one or more of: an adjustable fixture (84) for supporting a guidance assembly (22) for testing, a processor unit (42) for controlling the electro-optical test unit (40), a power supply unit (44) for providing electrical power to the electro-optical test unit (40) and the guidance assembly (22), and a leak test unit (46) for generating a vacuum in the guidance assembly (22) or for pressurizing the guidance assembly (22) with an inert gas to test for leaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Clark Stephens, Jessie Roy Nichols, Bryan Richard Nichols, Ryan Joseph Peters, Richard Lee Collins, David John Drew, Jon Rocky Boyd, Richard Stephen Dotson, Scott David Zibrat
  • Process for assessing coke micro-reactivity
    Patent number: 4643977
    Abstract: Micro-reactivity of cokes can be estimated by carbonizing a small sample of powdered coal to form a char and until constant weight at a desired test temperature, then measuring weight loss in a given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Coal Industry (Patents) Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Goleczka, Edmund P. Mills, Edward K. Harrison, Roy Nichols
  • Self-pasting toothbrush
    Patent number: 4071300
    Abstract: Self-pasting toothbrush includes a brush head and a hollow paste reservoir cartridge filled with toothpaste. When the reservoir is rotated in relation to the brush head, a piston is actuated to force toothpaste from the reservoir to within the brush bristle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Inventors: Roy A. Nichols, Francis L. Anderson
  • Storage tank enclosure unit
    Patent number: D456175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventors: Scott Golembeski, Roy Nichols